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J. W. TRAINER.

Reed Organ Stop Action.

241,757. Patented May 17,1881.

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JOHN W. TRAINER, OF FORT NVAYNE, INDIANA.

REED-ORGAN STOP-ACTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,757, dated May 17,1881.

Application tiled February 12, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Jol-IN W. TRATNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Vayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stop -Actions forOrgans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a section 011 line .r m, Fig. 2, of so much of au organ asis necessary to illustrate my invention. Fig.2 is a sectional view ofthesame portion on line y y, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an end view.

In the drawings, A represents a reed-board of an organ-action.

B B are the reeds; B', the cell-board, and O C', standards or endpieces, which parts may be of any preferred character.

D D' represent knobs attached to reciprocating rods el d'.

The sets of reeds to which my invention is shown as applied are placedopposite, one being in rear of the other. The front set of reeds has astop-valve, F, and the rear set a similar valve, F', said valvesbeingheld to their seats by springsff' when not intentionally removedfrom said seats.

Reciprocating-rod d' is at its rear end pivoted to a lever, G, whichlies transverse to the rod d' and is pivoted to the frame at g. At theother end this lever G is hinged to a rod, G', which inclines somewhattoward the front stop-valve, F.

H is a short lever, pivoted to the frame at h, and pivoted also to therod G'. At its lower end it is arranged to loosely engage with thestop-Valve F by means of an arm, lt', attached to and projecting fromthe stop-valve.

When the knob D' is pulled out it (through lever G, rod G', and lever H)opens the stopvalve F and gives voice to the set of reeds governed bysaid stop-valve. But by means of the same knob D' the other stop-valve,F', can be also opened partially, whereby I can produce the "vox-humanatone. In

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order to raise the stop-valve F' thus by the knob D', I combine with therod d', the lever G, and the rod G' the following devices: I is a lever,situated beneath the damper F', and pivoted at one end to the frame. Atthe other end it is pivoted to a rod, I', which at its upper end isadjustably connected to the rod G'. When the knob D' is pulled ont theend of lever G opposite to the knob is thrown backward, which lifts therod I' and lever I, and the latter partially opens the stop-valve F' bybearing against an arm, t', projecting therefrom. Generally thestop-valve F' should be opened about one-fourth (see Fig. 3) to producethe most pleasing tone; but, as it may be desired under somecircumstances to vary the charactcr ofthe tone and to regulate thevibration, I combine with the rod I' an adjusting device by which thedamper can be opened more or less, and thus l avoid the filing orcutting of any ofthe parts, as is necessary in those constructionsheretofore used, which have sliding cams to operate the stop-valves. Thelever I and the rod I' are adjusted by a nut, i', engaging with a threadon the upper end of the rod I' and bearing against the rod G'.

I will now describe the devices for opening entirely the stop-valve F',which controls the "melodia" set of reeds.

rIhe reciprocating rod d is at its rear end hinged to a link, K, which,in turn, is hinged to a second link, K'.

K2 is a lever pivoted to the link K', and also to a standard, L, in rearof the stop-valve F'. This lever K2 extends forward and engages with thestop-valve by means of an arm or projection, 7a', attached to the valve.

L is a bracket secured to the stop-frame and arranged to providebearings for the reciproeating rod d.

M is a rocking lever, the outer end of which is pivoted in the bracketL. It extends back- Ward to a point behind the lever G, and is formedwith a cam or raised portion, m, which bears against the under side ofthe lever G whenever both of the stops D D' are back to the farthestpoint.

N is a link pivoted at its rear end to the vertical link K', and at itsforward end pivoted to the rocking lever M.

By an examination of the drawings it will be seen that if the knob D bepulled out when the knob D is in the lever K2 is rocked on its pivot, sothat it opens the stop-valve F to the full extent, the parts K and Kbeing prevented from rising because the link N bears against the rockinglever M, and the lever M bears against thc lever G. On J[he other hand,if knob D be pulled out the end of lever G is swung so far forward thatthe cam part m of the rocking lever M cannot bear against it; and,therefore, if the knob D be pulled out at this time, or if it be alreadyout, it will be seen that the force exerted through the parts K K K2upon spring j" will cause the parts K and N to rise without rocking thelever K2, and hence without lifting the stop-valve F.

rllhc vox-humana stop is operated by knob D and the melodia by knob D.

By means of the devices described I am enabled to draw out a stop whileanother stop is out without necessitating' that the first stop shall bereturned or pushed in. If both the stops are out and the vox humana bepushed back, the full power of the melodia will be obtained. If themelodia stop is out and the voxhumana stop be afterward drawn out, themelodia stop will remain out and the tone of the vox humana will beproduced. If the vox humana is out and the melodia be afterward drawnout, it will not interfere with the vox humana.

By means of a screw-threaded connection I am enabled to provide a verydelicate adjustment for the stop-valve of the melodia.

The stop-valves F and F extend beyond the ends of the respectivecell-boards. rIhis construction of these parts enables me to connect thelifting devices therewith very advantageously by means ofthe arms h andk.

In the claims hereinafter set forth, by the words melodia stop I mean astop whereby a valve can be opened entirely to give the full tone oftheset of reeds governed by said valve, and by vox-humana stop I mean astop whereby the last said valve shall be partly opened, and wherebyanother valve shall be at the saine time entirely opened.

I am aware that stop-actions have been heretofore arranged to permit onevalve to be partly opened while another valve is entirely opened. I amalso aware that the tone thus produced has been called the voix celeste,but I believe myself to be the lirst to have employed with such stopsmechanism of substantially the character described for operating them.

By means of my devices the operator is relieved of many ot' themovements and operations rendered necessary by the organs herctoforeconstructed.

What I claim isl. The combination, with the valves F and F, of thevertically-swinging pivoted levers H and I, the horizontally-swingingpivoted lever G, the rods I and G, situated above the valves, and thereciprocating rod d, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the stop-valves F and F, and the mechanism foropening them, respectively, of the link N and the lever M, provided witha cam part, m, interposed between the mechanisms for operating thestopvalves, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the stop-valves F F, the reciprocating rod d',the levers G and H, and the rods G and I', of adjusting mechanism forregulating the distance to which the stop-valve F shall be opened.

4. In an organ, the combination, with the vox-humana stop, which opensentirely the valve of one set of reeds, and opens partially the valve ofanother, and the melodia stop, which is adapted to open the latteraforesaid valve entirely, of mechanism, substantially such as set forth,whereby, if the vox-humana stop be. drawn out while the melodia stop isout, the melodia stop will be held ont, but the melodia valve will bepartially closed, as set forth.

5. In an organ, the combination, with the vox-humana stop, which opensentirely the valve of one set of reeds and opens partially the valve ofanother, and the melodia stop, which is adapted to open entirely thelatter aforesaid valve, of mechanism, substantially such as described,whereby, if the said melodia stop be drawn out while the said vox-humanastop is out, there will be no interference with the vox-humana toneproduced, as aforesaid, by opening one valve entirely and the othervalve partially, substantially as set forth.

6. In an organ, the combination, with the vox-humana stop, which opensentirely the valve of one set of reeds and opens partially the valve ofanother set, and the melodia stop, which is adapted to open entirely thelatter last aforesaid valve of mechanism, substantially such asdescribed, whereby, if the said melodia stop be out and the saidvox-humana stop be afterward drawn out, the first of said valves will beentirely' opened and the last said valve will be partially closed, andwhereby, if the vox-humana stop be pushed back, thelast said valve willbe again entirely opened without moving the melodia stop, substantiallyas set forth.

7. 1n an organ, the combination of an adjustin g screw or nut toregulate the character of the vibrations with the herein-describedelements, namely: valve F adapted to be entirely opened, and valve Il"adapted to be partially opened by means of a single stop-rod, d, thelevers G, H, and I, the connecting-rod G', and the rod I', carrying saidscrew and nut, sub stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. TRAINER.

Vitnesses:

C. J. TAYLOR, J. Q. STRATTON.

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